Eric's Bait and Tackle Shop in Boston Harbor ~ Fish Filleting and other Fish Services

Interested in Selling Your Catch?
Primary Buyers A primary buyer is defined as any MA Seafood Dealer who purchases marine species directly from fishermen. This includes bait dealers who buy directly from fishermen, as well as fishermen acting as their own dealers. NOAA FISHERIES: NORTHEAST DEALER REPORTING MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase STRIPED BASS MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase COD MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase HADDOCK MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase BLUEFISH MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase FLUKE MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase TAUTOG
STRIPED BASS REGULATIONS (Mass.) Bass must be kept whole, with head, tail and body intact - no mutilation permitted (other than evisceration). The discard of dead, legal size striped bass is prohibited. To prohibit the practice of high-grading, recreational fishermen may not retain legal-sized striped bass and release said fish in favor of another larger legal-sized striped bass captured subsequently. It shall be unlawful to keep striped bass alive in the water by attaching a line or chain to the fish or placing the fish in a live well or holding car. Season: All Year Size Limit: 28 in Possession Limit: 2 fish

Interested in Selling Your Catch?

Primary Buyers
A primary buyer is defined as any MA Seafood Dealer who purchases marine species directly from fishermen.
This includes bait dealers who buy directly from fishermen, as well as fishermen acting as their own dealers.

NOAA FISHERIES: NORTHEAST DEALER REPORTING
MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase STRIPED BASS
MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase COD
MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase HADDOCK
MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase BLUEFISH
MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase FLUKE
MA Primary Buyers Authorized to Purchase TAUTOG

STRIPED BASS REGULATIONS (Mass.)
Bass must be kept whole, with head, tail and body intact - no mutilation permitted (other than evisceration). The discard of dead, legal size striped bass is prohibited. To prohibit the practice of high-grading, recreational fishermen may not retain legal-sized striped bass and release said fish in favor of another larger legal-sized striped bass captured subsequently. It shall be unlawful to keep striped bass alive in the water by attaching a line or chain to the fish or placing the fish in a live well or holding car.

Season: All Year
Size Limit: 28 in
Possession Limit: 2 fish

**RECREATIONAL FISHING REGULATIONS**
Species: American Eel Season: All Year Size Limit: 6 in Possession Limit: 50 fish	Species: Monkfish Season: All Year Size Limit: 17 in Possession Limit: none
Species: Bluefish Season: All Year Size Limit: none Possession Limit: 10 fish	Species: Pollock Season: All Year Size Limit: none Possession Limit: none
Species: Cod Season: Apr 01 - Nov 30: 10 fish Season: Dec 01 - Mar 31: 5 fish Size Limit: 23 in	Species: Scup Season: Jan 01 - Oct 06 Size Limit: 9 in Possession Limit: 50 fish
Species: Fluke Season: All Year Size Limit: 16.5 in Possession Limit: 7 fish	Species: Smelt Season: Mar 15 - Jun 15 Size Limit: none Possession Limit: none
Species: Gray Sole Season: All Year Size Limit: 14 in Possession Limit: none	Species: Tautog Season: All Year Size Limit: 16 in Possession Limit: 3 fish
Species: Haddock Season: All Year Size Limit: 23 in Possession Limit: none	Species: Yellowtail Flounder Season: All Year Size Limit: 13 in Possession Limit: none

RECREATIONAL FISHING REGULATIONS

Species: American Eel
Season: All Year
Size Limit: 6 in
Possession Limit: 50 fish

Species: Monkfish
Season: All Year
Size Limit: 17 in
Possession Limit: none

Species: Bluefish
Season: All Year
Size Limit: none
Possession Limit: 10 fish

Species: Pollock
Season: All Year
Size Limit: none
Possession Limit: none

Species: Cod
Season: Apr 01 - Nov 30: 10 fish
Season: Dec 01 - Mar 31: 5 fish
Size Limit: 23 in

Species: Scup
Season: Jan 01 - Oct 06
Size Limit: 9 in
Possession Limit: 50 fish

Species: Fluke
Season: All Year
Size Limit: 16.5 in
Possession Limit: 7 fish

Species: Smelt
Season: Mar 15 - Jun 15
Size Limit: none
Possession Limit: none

Species: Gray Sole
Season: All Year
Size Limit: 14 in
Possession Limit: none

Species: Tautog
Season: All Year
Size Limit: 16 in
Possession Limit: 3 fish

Species: Haddock
Season: All Year
Size Limit: 23 in
Possession Limit: none

Species: Yellowtail Flounder
Season: All Year
Size Limit: 13 in
Possession Limit: none

**Eric's Contact Information**
	Email us:
Call us at: 617-561-1400
Monitoring: VHF Channel 9
Visit us: 256 Marginal Street, East Boston, MA. 02128 (Map)

Eric's Contact Information

Email us:

Call us at: 617-561-1400

Monitoring: VHF Channel 9

Visit us: 256 Marginal Street, East Boston, MA. 02128 (Map)